‘Going Green’ Climate Change Game
Learning Outcome
To understand the impact of climate change.
To understand the actions we can take to reduce our
contribution to climate change.
Equipment
1) Going Green game board (small desk version or large floor version)
2) Question cards (easy = green, hard = red)
3) Obstacle cards (blue)
4) Counters (the children act as counters on the large version of the game)
5) Dice
Activity Outline
The Going Green game can be played to complement a theory based lesson to
ensure the children understand the science around climate change and how to
reduce human impact on the environment.
Ideally the game should be played in groups of no more than six (or four on the large
version). The game lasts around 20 minutes depending on the number of children
playing. Your resource pack only provides three small games (more are available to
loan or purchase upon request).
How to Play
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Take it in turns to roll the dice and move around the board, each player has
one roll per turn.
For every square a player lands on, they must read out the information or
follow the instructions given.
If a player lands on a question square (marked Q) then another player must
ask them the question from the cards provided. The questioner checks if the
players answer is correct using the answers given on the card. Once the
question is answered correctly or incorrectly the player’s turn is complete and
does not move again until next turn.
When a player reaches the flooded road obstacle they must answer an
obstacle question card correctly before continuing through the game.
The winner is the person who gets to the centre first, or let every player
continue to the end if time allows.
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Discussion Points
What did the children learn from playing the game?
Did any of the question answers surprise them?
What one thing have they learnt from the game that they going to do to go green?
To note….
Small and large copies of the Going Green game are now available to buy for your
school. For more details email [email protected]
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